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Mount Waverley

Ranked #35 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for parks. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
66
#61 of 216
Safety
68
#69 of 216
Wealth
54
#101 of 216
Value
23
#165 of 216
Parks
78
#35 of 216
Cafés
52
#101 of 216
Transit
53
#101 of 216
Green space
58
#84 of 216
Active & healthy
61
#58 of 216

The numbers

Population35,340
Area14.51 km²
Median household income$2,066/wk
Median rent$476/wk
Crime rate43.1 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks80 (3.06 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park87.4% of the suburb
Cafés16
Gyms & sport venues135
Nearest parkrunGardiners Creek parkrun (3.98 km)

Nearby suburbs

ChadstoneAshwoodNotting HillOakleigh EastBurwood EastHuntingdale

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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